Crank - Short Review

Jason Statham has found himself a Hollywood niche, action films that don’t
set the box office on fire but provide a decent level of “leave your brain
at home” entertainment. The Transporter movies and now Crank are shining examples.

Despite the trailers (and my expectations) Crank isn’t as action packed
as I’d expected, in between a number of fight scenes there is a surprising
amount of plot and amusing dialogue. While the plot itself isn’t exactly
original the films constant changing from one scene to another and some
decent dialogue makes it a lot less painful than it could have been. It’s
worth pointing out the visuals; a lot of the film looks like it was shot by
someone with ADD, a
background in short music videos and on a decent amount of drugs. From
CISesque internal body shots, head banging in the back of cabs and some
“medical assistance” from Amy Smart. This’ll drive some people nuts. I
liked it here but hope it’s not copied in too many other places.